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Where Did Following Jesus Take You (Or Jesus Through the Looking Glass)
Portals and doorways fascinate us, not because they are so engaging in themselves but entirely because they lead us somewhere. When Alice slipped through the looking glass, she stuck around to explore Wonderland. When Lucy walked through the back wall of the wardrobe, she explored Narnia. When Dr. Who invites passengers into the Tardis, they …[ read more ]
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Persecution Comes to the Strong, the Weak, and the Fake
In America, we don’t yet have a practical grasp of persecution. We don’t live daily in fear of our lives so for most of us, persecution is still a conversation we have over dinner tables and in small groups over Starbucks. We revealed our naivete recently by praying fervently for the release of Pastor Saeed Abedini but then …[ read more ]
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A Bigger Storm is Coming
Infrastructure. Something we take for granted. Framework. Roads. Wires. Roofs. Foundations. Bridges. Cables and septic systems, furnaces, gas lines, phone lines, levees. Things we don’t consider until they crumble and fail. But when the ground shakes beneath us or the winds swirl above us or the waters rise around us and the rain beats down …[ read more ]
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Two Years and 300 Blog Posts Later – The Anniversary of Deeper w/Jesus in Rhode Island
Two years and 300 posts ago, I began the adventure of this blog. As I was deciding on a blog theme, I thought and prayed about what matters most to me in life – knowing that I would have to live with that choice for the life of this blog. Going deeper with Jesus is the theme that I …[ read more ]
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Celebrating One Year of Blogging
Today is the one year anniversary of Deeper with Jesus in Rhode Island. Thank you for dropping by, reading, commenting and sharing this adventure of following Jesus with me! Your comments have meant more to me than you can ever know. Do you have a favorite post – one that made you laugh or made …[ read more ]